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Herbert Elliott

Herbert Elliott

English cricketer and schoolmaster

For Australian runner, see Herb Elliott.

Herbert Denis Edleston Elliott (30 March 1887 – 26 April 1973) was an English schoolmaster and cricketer. Elliott's batting and bowling styles are unknown. He was born at Newport, Shropshire and educated in the town at Newport School.[1]

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Elliott made two first-class appearances for Essex against Kent and Northamptonshire in the 1913 County Championship,[2] scoring just three runs and taking a single wicket.[3][4] He later served in World War I, holding in December 1914 the temporary rank of second lieutenant.[5] By 1916 he still held the rank of second lieutenant; it was in that year that he resigned his commission from the Shropshire Light Infantry due to ill health.[6] At some point after this his heath recovered enough for him to serve in a training capacity in the Territorial Force. By July 1919 he had been promoted to captain in recognition of his command of the Malvern College Contingent of the Officers' Training Corps.[7] He was still the Division Captain of the Malvern College Contingent by 1923, in November of that year he was promoted to major.[8]

He died at Bognor Regis, Sussex on 26 April 1973.

References

  1. [1]
    "Wisden – Obituaries in 1973". Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. 4 December 2005. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
  2. [2]
    "First-Class Matches played by Herbert Elliott". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
  3. [3]
    "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Herbert Elliott". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
  4. [4]
    "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Herbert Elliott". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
  5. [5]
    "No. 28998". The London Gazette (Supplement). 5 December 1914. p. 10417.
  6. [6]
    "No. 29744". The London Gazette. 12 September 1916. p. 8910.
  7. [7]
    "No. 31471". The London Gazette (Supplement). 24 July 1919. p. 9423.
  8. [8]
    "No. 32885". The London Gazette. 4 December 1923. p. 8451.
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